- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
673 | 603 | 1132 | 1402 | 1589 | 1102 | 856 | 1020 | 802 | 1132 | 1608 | 1863 | 2022 | 2076 | 1758 | 1440 | 1825 | 2420 | 2786 | 2919 | 4030 | 3350 | 1916 | 1788 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.80m | 10:52AM1.28m | 9:49PM1.90m | 11:50AM1.31m | 10:31PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.50m | 4:10AM-0.30m | 3:47PM0.61m | 4:55AM-0.47m | 4:33PM0.71m | 5:43AM-0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | 8:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 363 | 173 | 942 | 1090 | 1163 | 1102 | 856 | 666 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 148 | 154 | 155 | 109 | 106 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 2717 | 2227 | 1916 | 1788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 143 | 2 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 162 | 156 | 152 | 49 | 82 | 81 | 118 | — | 158 | 107 | 107 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 81 | 81 | 51 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 173 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 673 | 603 | 1132 | 1402 | 1589 | — | — | 1020 | 802 | 1132 | 1608 | 1863 | 2022 | 2076 | 1758 | 1440 | 1825 | 2420 | 2786 | 2919 | 4030 | 3350 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 73 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 35 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 419 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 35 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mavericks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest